Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   Sara Borchard, a container vessel coming from Italy and sailing on to Cyprus. Agent is Borchard Lines. Norbay, a roll-on, roll-off vessel coming from and returning to Dublin…

Property agents Savills are marketing a Liverpool city centre hotel which is up for sale with a price tag of £5m. Tony McDonough reports A hotel in Castle Street in Liverpool city centre is on the market for £5m. Agents at property…

Peel L&P secures planning consent for 4.7-acre ‘Central Park’ in Liverpool Waters. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool planners have approved Peel L&P’s project to create a 4.7-acre ‘Central Park in Liverpool’. Located within…

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered his Spring Statement to the House of Commons on Wednesday. Here are the main points: Public finances Office for Budget Responsibility predicts UK will avoid recession in 2023. Adds the economy will…

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt says Liverpool will become one of 12 new investment zones and will get backing worth £80m. Tony McDonough reports Liverpool is to become one of 12 new investment zones with each one backed to the tune of £80m.…

Build-to-rent developer Placefirst secures planning approval for the final phase of its £40m Welsh Streets project in Liverpool. Tony McDonough reports Placefirst has secured planning approval for the sixth and final phase of its…

As new images of the proposed HEMISPHERE ‘net zero’ office building in Liverpool are released it’s revealed the cost of the scheme has now risen to £56m. Tony McDonough reports New images of HEMISPHERE, a ‘net zero’ office building…

Shipping movements on the Mersey today, include:   Progress, a cargo vessel carrying urea from Russia. Agent is NW Trading (Logistics). Takeshio, a cargo vessel carrying maize in bulk and soya bean meal from Argentina. Agent is…

Council planners in Wirral give the go-ahead for the £25m Maritime Knowledge Hub in Wirral Waters, a project first unveiled by Mersey Maritime seven years ago. Tony McDonough reports Wirral planners have given the green light to the…

Duke Developments seeks planning consent for £12m residential development in the Fabric District of Liverpool. Tony McDonough reports Duke Developments has unveiled plans for a £12m residential development in Liverpool’s Fabric…